Dental treatment in Spain
A complete implant runs about £1,000 against £2,500 in the UK. That is a 60% saving — the modest end of this table — bought with a two-hour flight and a country a lot of British patients already know.
Single implant
| Country | Median | Typical range | Data | vs United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧United Kingdom | £2,500 | £1,800 – £3,500 | market survey | baseline |
| 🇵🇱Poland EU | £650 | £400 – £1,000 | ~ 14 sources | −74% |
| 🇭🇺Hungary EU | £750 | £500 – £1,100 | ~ 18 sources | −70% |
| 🇨🇿Czech Republic EU | £850 | £600 – £1,200 | ~ 7 sources | −66% |
| 🇭🇷Croatia EU | £950 | £700 – £1,300 | ~ 6 sources | −62% |
| 🇪🇸Spain EU | £1,000 | £650 – £1,300 | ~ 11 sources | −60% |
| 🇵🇹Portugal EU | £1,300 | £900 – £1,800 | ~ 6 sources | −48% |
Rows marked ~ are editorial estimates compiled from published clinic price lists and industry sources — not collected by our pipeline. 62 sources in total, 2026-08. How we collect prices →
Crowns
| Country | Median | Typical range | Data | vs United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧United Kingdom | £800 | £500 – £1,200 | market survey | baseline |
| 🇭🇺Hungary EU | £300 | £150 – £500 | ~ 18 sources | −63% |
| 🇵🇱Poland EU | £300 | £150 – £450 | ~ 14 sources | −63% |
| 🇨🇿Czech Republic EU | £330 | £200 – £500 | ~ 7 sources | −59% |
| 🇪🇸Spain EU | £400 | £250 – £600 | ~ 11 sources | −50% |
| 🇭🇷Croatia EU | £420 | £250 – £620 | ~ 6 sources | −48% |
| 🇵🇹Portugal EU | £500 | £300 – £700 | ~ 6 sources | −38% |
Rows marked ~ are editorial estimates compiled from published clinic price lists and industry sources — not collected by our pipeline. 62 sources in total, 2026-08. How we collect prices →
The expat market
Spain's dental tourism is shaped by the several hundred thousand British residents on the Costa del Sol, Costa Blanca and the islands. For them this is not tourism at all — it is the local dentist, and the comparison against UK private rates is incidental.
That produces a market with a lot of English-speaking practices, transparent published pricing by regional standards, and clinics accustomed to patients who will still be nearby in six months. It is the one destination where the aftercare problem substantially dissolves, provided you are one of the people who lives there.
For someone flying from Britain
The saving is real but smaller than anywhere else in the EU tier except Portugal, and Spanish accommodation is the most expensive on this site at £60–£120 a night. On a single implant the trip cost eats most of the difference. On a full-arch case it still works.
Barcelona and Madrid have the deepest specialist selection. Málaga and Alicante are cheaper and oriented to the resident British market.
We run a Spanish-language site for the domestic market — dentalprecios.com — built on the REGCESS registry.
Total cost, including the trip
What it would actually cost you
Treatment plus flights and accommodation for two trips. Implant work needs a second visit 3–6 months later for the final crown.
| Treatment in the UK | — |
| Treatment in Spain | — |
| Flights, Barcelona × 2 return | — |
| Accommodation, 5 + 4 nights | — |
| Total abroad | — |
| You keep | — |
Midpoint figures. Treatment in Spain ranges £650–£1,300 per tooth depending on clinic and materials. Travel estimates are typical off-peak fares from London, not quotes.